University of Fribourg Université de Fribourg – Universität Freiburg 

IAU-019584

IAU Member

Switzerland

top General Information

Address

Street:Avenue de l'Europe 20

City:Fribourg

Post Code:1700

WWW:https://www.unifr.ch

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded in 1889, the University of Fribourg encompasses five faculties where people study, teach and research: Arts and Humanities; Law; Management, Economics and Social Sciences; Science and Medicine; and Theology. As the only bilingual university in Switzerland, the University of Fribourg offers a wide range of courses of study in French, German or both. A number of courses with an international aspect are also offered in English. The members of our University community come from 110 countries and make Fribourg, with its 40,000 inhabitants, a university town “par excellence”

Academic Year

September to July (September-January; February-June)

Admission Requirements

Secondary school certificate (baccalauréat or maturité fédérale) or recognized foreign equivalent

Tuition Fees

National:835 per semester (CHF)

International:985 per semester (CHF)

Language(s)

French;German

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Katharina Fromm

Job title:Rectrice

Years of office:2024-


Senior Administrative Officer : Anne Crausaz Esseiva

Job title:Director, Academic Affairs


Senior Administrative Officer : Marius Widmer

Job title:Head, Unicom Communications Services


International Relations Officer : Bernard Ries

Job title:Vice-Rector, International Relations, Digitalization and Interdisciplinarity


International Relations Officer : Veronika Favre

Job title:Head, International Relations Office

top Divisions

Faculty : Arts and Humanities

Fields of study:Art History, Arts and Humanities, Classical Languages, Contemporary History, Education, Educational Sciences, English, English Studies, Ethnology, European Studies, Foreigners Education, French, German, History, Italian, Literature, Medieval Studies, Modern History, Modern Languages, Musicology, Philosophy, Psychology, Religious Studies, Romance Languages, Slavic Languages, Social Policy, Social Sciences, Social Work, Sociology, Spanish, Special Education, Teacher Trainers Education


Faculty : Law

Fields of study:Civil Law, Commercial Law, Criminal Law, European Union Law, International Law, Law, Private Law, Public Law


Faculty : Management, Economics and Social Sciences

Fields of study:Accountancy, Business Computing, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Economics, Finance, International Business, Management, Management Systems, Media Studies, Political Sciences, Social Sciences


Faculty : Science and Medecine

Fields of study:Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Geography, Mathematics, Medicine, Physics


Faculty : Theology

Fields of study:Bible, Catholic Theology, Ethics, History of Religion, Pastoral Studies, Philosophy, Religion, Religious Practice

top Degrees

Bachelor

Fields of study:Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Eastern European Studies, Economics, Educational Sciences, Fine Arts, French, Geography, German, History, Information Management, Information Technology, Italian, Law, Literature, Mathematics, Media Studies, Physics, Psychology, Religious Studies, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Theology


Master

Fields of study:Accountancy, Archaeology, Art History, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, Finance, Fine Arts, Geography, Information Management, Information Technology, Law, Management, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Spanish, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Theology


Doktorat/ Doctorat/ Dottorato

Fields of study:Accountancy, Archaeology, Art History, Arts and Humanities, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Chemistry, Comparative Literature, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Eastern European Studies, Economics, Education, Educational Sciences, English, European Studies, European Union Law, French, Gender Studies, Geography, History, International Law, Islamic Studies, Law, Linguistics, Musicology, Natural Sciences, Opera, Philosophy, Physics, Psychology, Slavic Languages, Social Sciences, Sociology, Spanish, Teacher Trainers Education, Theology

Note

More information: https://studies.unifr.ch

top Academic Periodicals

Periodicals

Alma & Georges (online news magazine)

Annual Report

Main Press: Unicom Communication & Media

Universitas (formerly: Universitas Friburgensis)

top Student & Staff Numbers

Staff

Statistics Year:2019-2020

Full Time Total:800

Students

Statistics Year:2019-2020

Total:10000

Foreign Total:2000

Updated on 12-10-2022